Elyes Gabel
Born: 1983-05-08 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Elyes Cherif Gabel (/ˈɛliəs ɡəˈbɛl/; born May 8, 1983) is a British actor. Gabel's global breakout role was portraying computer genius Walter O'Brien in the CBS series Scorpion (2014–2018). Earlier he gained recognition as series regular Dr. Gurpreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the BBC medical drama Casualty (2004–2007), as Dothraki Rakharo in seasons 1 and 2 of the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2012), as PE teacher Rob Cleaver in series 4 of BBC One's school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2009) and as DC Jose Rodriguez in the ITV drama Identity (2010). In 2011, he appeared as Prince Djem in a guest-star-role in the 3-times Emmy awarded TV show The Borgias, and appeared later in 2011 as Shahrouz in the dark comedy Psychoville. He moved to the US and was starting to be cast in US TV shows, as series-regular Detective Adam Lucas in season 3 of Body of Proof (2013). In February 2022, Gabel starred as Sean Tilson in Apple TV's 8-part-thriller Suspicion. In 2024, he appeared as Hassan in the CBS series FBI episode "Creating a Monster". His most notable film appearances are as virologist Andrew Fassbach in the post-apocalyptic thriller World War Z (2013), as Julian in J.C. Chandor's Golden Globe and Independent Spirit Award nominated crime drama A Most Violent Year (2014), and as Adem Qasim in the spy thriller Spooks: The Greater Good (2015). He voiced Thom Kallor/Star Boy in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elyes Gabel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- The Odyssey as Elatus
2022
- Suspicion as Sean Tilson
2019
- Justice League vs. the Fatal Five as Thomas Kallor / Star Boy (voice)
2018
- FBI as Hassan Khalil
2015
- Spooks: The Greater Good as Adem Qasim
- Scorpion - Tech, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll as Walter O'Brien
2014
- Interstellar as Administrator
- Scorpion as Walter O'Brien
- A Most Violent Year as Julian
2013
- World War Z as Andrew Fassbach
- Welcome to the Punch as Ruan Sternwood
2011
- Game of Thrones as Rakharo
- Body of Proof as Det. Adam Lucas
- The Borgias as Cem Sultan
- Kingdom of Dust as Ahmed
2010
- Identity as José Rodriguez
2008
- Dead Set as Danny
- Apparitions
- Boogeyman 3 as Ben
2006
- Waterloo Road as Rob Cleaver
2002
1986
- Casualty as Gurpreet 'Guppy' Sandhu